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No, not everyone who supports Palestine is an anti-Semite Courtesy of Pexels In late February, “Saturday Night Live” cast member Michael Che came under fire for a joke where he alluded to the alleged apartheid occurring in Palestine. He said, “Israel is reporting they vaccinated half their population… and I am going to guess it is the Jewish half.” He was deemed an anti-Semite for bringing attention to the reality that Israelis have yet to extend vaccinations to Palestinians.  In res...

Highlander Post Views: 191 As summer approaches, I find myself craving my favorite summer fruit: watermelon. Watermelons are deliciously sweet and can be served in a variety of ways that best suit your taste: from watermelon juice to watermelon popsicles or diced watermelon served with Tajin. Here are three easy recipes for enjoying watermelon: The first is the simplest form of enjoying watermelon but equally as delicious and satisfying.  Preparation time: 5-7 minutes Begin by cutti...

Highlander Courtesy of Alan Light via Flickr under CC-BY-SA-2.0 As everyone is already painfully aware of at this point, 2020 was a depressing year that changed how we all consumed entertainment media. Streaming became the primary source of escapist entertainment as theaters closed down. As that year’s awards season loomed, audiences were given empty auditoriums with Zoom acceptance speeches. Comedy attempted to alleviate any awkwardness but mostly fell flat as a result. With the COVID...

Highlander Courtesy of Pexels As movie theaters, amusement parks and other entertainment attractions slowly begin to reopen their doors to the public, cruise liners are wanting a piece of the pie, especially with spring and summer approaching. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, however, has warned them against doing so, as cruises were one of the first indicators last year of how contagious COVID-19 was. Cruise liners are butting heads against this ruling, though they have reaso...

Highlander Courtesy of Netflix True crime is one of those genres that has evolved significantly since it gained popularity in the 1990s. A superficial fascination with violent crime has morphed over time into a fascination with the person who did it. One of the problems that has always plagued the validity of giving serial killers detailed coverage in documentaries is that it often feels pointless, and we as viewers can’t help but feel icky by the time the credits roll. That is why “...

Post Views: 303 Tanker ARIN struck the Buraiqa oil pier at Misrata port, Libya, in the evening Apr 29, while berthing. Pier was severely damaged and partially destroyed, tanker seemingly, sustained dents, probably a gash. She arrived from Tobruk Libya, and as of May 1, remained berthed in port. Photos Ministry of Communications, Libya. Product tanker ARIN, IMO 9295048, dwt 34620, built 2004, flag Liberia, manager AEGEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES CO, Greece (EQUASIS).

Post Views: 253 General cargo ship CROATIA suffered engine failure at night Apr 26 near First Bridge, Bosphorus, Istanbul, while transiting the Straits in southern direction, en route from Nikolayev Ukraine to Hekere Gulf of Izmit, with cargo of steel. The ship was taken under control by two Traffic Control tugs, and towed to Ahirkapia Anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara sea. As of 0730 UTC Apr 27, the ship remained at anchor. General cargo ship CROATIA, IMO 7920479, dwt 3468, built 1979, flag ...

Highlander Post Views: 185 Previously known as Cultivate R’Space in the mid 2000’s, the club has since rebranded in the past year and is now known as the UCR Gardening Club. The club was officially re-established during fall 2020, and since then, the UCR Gardening Club has greatly expanded and flourished despite the looming pandemic. They’ve intrigued students with their goals to combat food insecurity through sustainability and community resilience.  Despite the club having b...

Highlander (UCR/Stan Lim) Though the campus closure has driven students home, UC Riverside has continued on many of its construction projects. There are currently eight active projects being built on campus: the Pierce Hall renovation, Student Success Center, the North District, Parking Structure 1, electrical infrastructure improvements, the off-campus UC Intellicenter, the Falkirk Apartments seismic improvements and the Watkins Lecture Hall renovation.  The pandemic has affected the cons...

UCR is one of the most diverse campuses within the University of California system, while also being one of the most underfunded. In comparison to older universities such as UC Berkeley or UCLA, which have been accused of admitting an onslaught of wealthy white students, the much more diverse UCR is barely scraping by. UCR […]